Islamabad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$213
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
45
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.08M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 37% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8843rd and 7085th ($464 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Pakistan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6696th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Nur-Sultan

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Islamabad Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$6043

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$427
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$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537